Dears,

I am going to have a job interview in Basel and probably my employer wants to hire me for 6 month contract.

I would like to ask advice, because I am pregnant (9 weeks).

Should I mention this to my new employer during interview?

Is there any penalty, when I have already signed the contract and mention to my employer later that I am pregnant?

Thank you!

Afaik you are not legally bound to tell them or even answer such questions, however you have a duty to inform about conditions that directly effect your function.

If you would start next week, than with a normal pregnancy and no hard labour there should be no problem with your six months contract. If you would work in a warehouse doing heavy work than you are unfit for the function and should tell so.

If it's an office job I'd say nothing since it should not effect the function.

Hi!

Thank you for this answer.

I think 6-month contract goes under temporary contract?
If yes, then I read that during the trial period I have no protection against dismissal due to pregnancy. Is this correct as well?

And pregnancy can not be important reason for terminating the temporary contract?

Being fired for pregnancy is abusive (unless it is clear that you should have known you cannot do the job during these 6 months due to the pregnancy). However you have no protection during the trial period and they can give whatever reason they please like "no good, or does not fit the team, blablabla, and your contract would end in 6 months anyway pregnant or not.

I would tell them. Personally if a person I was about to hire did this to me, it would be an immediate breach of trust and no way I would keep them past probation and certainly not later.

You could tell them and clearly mention you do not see this as an issue to deliver the mandate.

If they do not give you a contract because of it then you will know they probably would have made your life hell later.

Congratulations by the way!

If u tell them they are not gonna hire you. As simple as that. Sad, but true.

In this case, I disagree. OP is only 9 weeks along, and miscarriages are unfortunately all too common. I would wait until at least 12 weeks and then tell them if necessary. But that's just me and based on personal experience.